Report On RTI Camps in 8 Gram Panchayet Areas

RTI Camps are direct linkage with the common people, who come forward with their problems in the camp. After giving a patient hearing the RTI Friends & Volunteers draft RTI applications according to their needs and encourage them to submit the applications to the concern public authorities on that very day. To keep track of the RTI Applications the  RTI Friends & Volunteers ask the respective applicants to kindly present a copy of the RTI Application made at the camp after submitting, for future references. Court Fee Stamps, Handbills & Books are also provided from the camps. A day before organizing the RTI Camp; Handbills are distributed, mikes and other traditional modes are used for campaigning in the local area to create awareness in the locality about the proposed camp. Panchayet pradhans, community leaders, teachers are invited to join the awareness camp.

The  common people by and large gather in the RTI Camps for getting information especially on their rights to access social security schemes – widow pension, old age pension, Antodaya Anna Yojana, Annapurna Yojana and ICDS, PDS, NERGA other schemes.

With this vision ‘MUKTI’ organized  ‘Awareness Camps’, at  Dakhin Roypur, Dakhin Gangadharpur, South Garia, Champahati, KalikapurI, Kalikapur II, Baharu & Dakhin Barasat. Books, Leaflets, Posters, Danglers were used to spread awareness about Right to Information Act. Approximately 50 + people visited each Camps. Two RTI applications filed from the Camps.

 RTI Camps – August -September 2015

Sl No	Date	Locations	No of people visited(approx)
1	20-08-2015	Dakhin Roypur	100
2	22-08-2015	Dakhin Gangadharpur	70
3	25-08-2015	South Garia	100
4	28-08-2015	Champahati	50
5	01-09-2015	Kalikapur I	50
6	03-09-2015	Kalikapur II	70
7	12-09-2015	Baharu	100
8	16-09-2015	Dakhin Barasat	50